<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><item href="/news/2025/07/a-truly-kentucky-flavor-ale8-ksu.php" dsn="news"><featured>true</featured><pubDate>07/09/2025</pubDate><title>A Truly Kentucky Flavor: Kentucky State University and Ale-8-One to Launch a Limited Edition Pawpaw Ale-8</title><author/><summary>Showcasing a uniquely Kentucky flavor, Kentucky State University and Ale-8-One have partnered to launch a limited-edition Pawpaw Ale-8 set to hit the shelves August 2025. </summary><image><img src="/brand-identity-approved-images/news-images/Ale8.jpg" alt="Placeholder"/></image><caption/><description>Showcasing a uniquely Kentucky flavor, Kentucky State University and Ale-8-One have partnered to launch a limited-edition Pawpaw Ale-8 set to hit the shelves August 2025. Referred to as the “Kentucky Banana,” the locally beloved fruit is a legendary cultural pillar within the Commonwealth. The collaboration leverages the expertise of Kentucky State’s dedicated pawpaw research program, which is the only fulltime pawpaw research program in the w...</description></item>